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German cycling organization’s comments on cycle tracks
Here are the comments in English. The translation is posted with permission granted by Heinz Brockmann of the ADFC (German Cycling Federation) Bottrop chapter. Many thanks! And here is the same document in the original German. Please note that the … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged ADFC, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, Bottrop, crash, cycle track, Germany, law, pedestrian, safety, sidepath, sidewalk
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Categorizing vehicle types
The following categorization of land vehicle and pedestrian types may be helpful in understanding infrastructure issues. I am leaving out snow modes — travel on snowshoes, cross-country skis, or in sleds, sleighs, snowmobiles. They exist in a world unto themselves, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, bike lane, bus, e-bike, moped, motor vehicle, motorcycle, pedestrian, scooter, Segway, skateboard, tricycle, unicycle, vehicle, wheelchair
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Guest posting: John Ciccarelli on the NYC Broadway bikeway
“The city has removed one or two travel lanes and created an in-street pedestrian “plaza”, completed with a right-side fence-and-planter barrier, cafe tables, chairs and benches. It’s truly a bold stroke in taking back the street for living, and it was immediately and hugely popular with residents and visitors, but it creates horrendous pedestrian cross-flow issues for the bikeway that runs between it and the sidewalk.” Continue reading
Posted in Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, crosswalk, cycle track, Manhattan, New York, pedestrian, sidepath, traffic
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Portland, Oregon HAWK Beacon
A HAWK beacon installation at 41st and East Burnside Avenue in Portland, Oregon, is unusual, as it applies to bicyclists, not only pedestrians This posting describes the Portlan HAWK beacon installation and makes recommendations for improvements. Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities
Tagged beacon, bicycle, HAWK, HAWK beacon, Oregon, pedestrian, Portland
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Hawthorne Bridge discussion gets thorny
Riding a bicycle on a sidewalk is rarely a better choice than riding in the street, but it is better on the Hawthorne bridge in Portland, Oregon, which has a narrow roadway with a treacherous steel-grid deck. I first rode … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bikeway, collision, crash, curb, Hawthorne, Hawthorne Bridge, Mark Stosberg, Oregon, pedestrian, physicall separated, Portland, safety, separated, sidepath, sidewalk, Stosberg, vehicle, vehicular
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